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Life in Sweden
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Spices in the Buns
This post is a part of the writing project called Stories from the West that I started with Christa. We’re both currently living on the west coasts (Christa in the US, me in Sweden), hence the name of the project. We want to share our experiences living as immigrants, and every month we’ll write a…
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The Language Barrier
Four months after I arrived in Sweden, I sat in my first ever Swedish class. I’d learned the language with Duolingo for a few months, so at that point, I was already familiar with the most basic words and phrases. Friends told me the first class would be really easy, bordering on boring. I thought…
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Finding A Job in Sweden
When we moved to Gothenburg, my biggest mission was to find a job. At the time, I was still working remotely for a startup company based in Singapore and India, but I knew I wanted to start working in a Sweden-based company as soon as possible. I finally got a job after what felt like a…
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My First Winter in Sweden
This post is a part of the writing project called Stories from the West that I started with Christa. We’re both currently living on the west coasts (Christa in the US, me in Sweden), hence the name of the project. We want to share our experiences living as immigrants, and every month we’ll write a…
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A Look Back on 2018
2018. What a year. December last year, I explored Gothenburg as a tourist. It was my first time in the city. Excited and curious, I explored the city with my sister as the tour guide. I experienced my first snowfall here in Gothenburg, at Skansen Kronan where the city lied below. I went to Christmas…
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2018 in Numbers
I’ve prepared a (rather) long post to end 2018 with. But just now, I thought about how many apartments we lived in this year, and it gave me an idea to write a summary of 2018. I thought this would be a good and fun way to remember 2018, so here we go!
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A Very Swedish Christmas: Unique Traditions
New place, new traditions. This Christmas will be my first in Sweden, and while last year I got the chance to dip my toes in Swedish Christmas festivities when I visited my sister for 5 days, it wasn’t until now that I got the chance to really revel in it. I’ve experienced some of the…
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Grateful.
I’m starting to get what everyone has been warning me about winter here; the gloom, the bone-chilling weather, and the worst of all, the short daylight. Those warm summer days already feel like they belong to another lifetime. This week was particularly exhausting. I don’t know if it’s because of the winter affecting me, or…
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Bah, Humbug!
I’d be the first to admit, I’m that annoying person who starts Christmas way too early. As soon as Halloween is over, it’s Christmas time for me. For me, it’s such a happy time, and stretching it for a few weeks longer only makes it better. But this year, I’m not like that. Not for a sentimental…
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Stories from October, the Best Month This Year
October has always been my favorite month, mainly because my birthday is in this month. But throughout the years, October always gives me something special to experience, things that later would become some of my fondest memories. This year is no exception. There were lots of good things that happened in this month, and I’m…
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